HEALTH:
In Cumberland, the health of children is overall very good. The amount of children born has decreased by 9%, and only 1% have been born with at high risk. 25% of children in Cumberland are enrolled in the breakfast plan, which is a high amount considering 35% of children in Rhode Island are enrolled in this program. In 20120 the amount of children under the age of 18 was 7,535, and in 2012 only 1,577 occupants under the age of 19 are receiving medical assistance. In all of Rhode Island, 95,248 people under the age of 19 are receiving medical assistance.The amount of people participating in the WIC program in Cumberland is 61%, and in total 69% in Rhode Island, so Cumberland is the majority of that. The amount of women that had delayed prenatal care in Rhode Island is 15%, and in Cumberland 10.1% make up that percentage, which again is a majority of it.
DEMOGRAPHICS:
The white population of Cumberland is 31,102, and in Rhode Island itself the number is 856,869. Cumberland does not make up a big part of the total amount of Rhode Island, but in Cumberland this makes up 92.8% of the population. There are many different races and ethnicities in Cumberland, such as Asian, African American, and Hispanic. The amount of people who don't speak english, or don't speak it well is 4.8% of Rhode Island, and 2.2% of Cumberland. The percent of people that only speak English at home is 79.2% in all of Rhode Island, and 84.8% in Cumberland. The amount of civilians with disabilities in Cumberland is 18.1%, and in Rhode Island is 20.2%.
SAFETY:
The overall safety of Cumberland is very good. The amount of crime in Rhode Island is low in general, but Cumberland is extremely low. In 20120, the crime rate in Cumberland spiked up, but not to an extreme amount, and it is normal for the crime rates in Cumberland to increase and then decrease. This year, the most common type of crime was aggravated assault, but that number is extremely small. Other crime that occur in Cumberland include robbery, and murder but these numbers are very low compared to Rhode Island as a whole.
In Cumberland, the health of children is overall very good. The amount of children born has decreased by 9%, and only 1% have been born with at high risk. 25% of children in Cumberland are enrolled in the breakfast plan, which is a high amount considering 35% of children in Rhode Island are enrolled in this program. In 20120 the amount of children under the age of 18 was 7,535, and in 2012 only 1,577 occupants under the age of 19 are receiving medical assistance. In all of Rhode Island, 95,248 people under the age of 19 are receiving medical assistance.The amount of people participating in the WIC program in Cumberland is 61%, and in total 69% in Rhode Island, so Cumberland is the majority of that. The amount of women that had delayed prenatal care in Rhode Island is 15%, and in Cumberland 10.1% make up that percentage, which again is a majority of it.
DEMOGRAPHICS:
The white population of Cumberland is 31,102, and in Rhode Island itself the number is 856,869. Cumberland does not make up a big part of the total amount of Rhode Island, but in Cumberland this makes up 92.8% of the population. There are many different races and ethnicities in Cumberland, such as Asian, African American, and Hispanic. The amount of people who don't speak english, or don't speak it well is 4.8% of Rhode Island, and 2.2% of Cumberland. The percent of people that only speak English at home is 79.2% in all of Rhode Island, and 84.8% in Cumberland. The amount of civilians with disabilities in Cumberland is 18.1%, and in Rhode Island is 20.2%.
SAFETY:
The overall safety of Cumberland is very good. The amount of crime in Rhode Island is low in general, but Cumberland is extremely low. In 20120, the crime rate in Cumberland spiked up, but not to an extreme amount, and it is normal for the crime rates in Cumberland to increase and then decrease. This year, the most common type of crime was aggravated assault, but that number is extremely small. Other crime that occur in Cumberland include robbery, and murder but these numbers are very low compared to Rhode Island as a whole.
References:
Rhode Island Kids Count. (n.d.). Rhode Island Kids Count 2013 Factbook. Retrieved from http://www.rikidscount.org/matriarch/documents/Cumberland_2013.pdf
Prov Plan. (n.d.). Rhode Island Community Profiles. Retrieved from http://profiles.provplan.org/profiles/state/rhode-island/overview/